Man Injured In 25-Foot Fall In Bartow County

WHITE, GA — A man was injured Sunday morning in a fall at a plant specializing in automotive body parts in Bartow County. EMS crews and other agencies were dispatched around 11:01 a.m. to the scene of the accident at voestalpine Automotive Components at 21 voestalpine Drive NE, which is located off Cass-White Road.

First responders arrived to find a man lying "in a large pit with a concrete floor," but was conscious and alert, said Bartow EMS spokesperson Brad Cothran.

Cothran said it appeared the patient fell 20 to 25 feet to the floor. Once he was assessed, a medical helicopter was requested to transport the man to the hospital. Cothran told Patch the man possibly suffered a fractured pelvis and internal bleeding.

He was transported to Erlanger Hospital for treatment.

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